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VG247.comTue, 31 Mar 2015 20:33:48 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1Forge’s new update this week will make it free-to-playhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/08/19/forges-new-update-this-week-will-make-it-free-to-play/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/19/forges-new-update-this-week-will-make-it-free-to-play/#commentsMon, 19 Aug 2013 15:20:22 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=399419Dark Vale Games has announced that its massively multiplayer online action role-playing game Forge is going free-to-play. The change will come via an update this week.

Dark Vale claims to have made the decision “in order to get more players playing Forge.” The developer insists that the game will never be a “pay-to-win” title.

Forge “starter packs” will be available through Steam. The first pack will cost $19 and offer skin sets and a timed XP boost. If you’ve already purchased Forge you’ll get the pack for free.

“As you see from our item store already, items are cosmetic,” Dark Vale wrote on the official Forge website. “We hope in the future to add customization to cosmetic items as well. So the assassin could have a different dagger that gave her some kind of customization as well. For now, we will offer armor sets and XP boosts. We will be introducing four new sets including Bivröst Armor, Gullveig’s Armor, Armor of Muspelheim, and new war-painted helms: the Bardajalmor. For a while we had the idea of being a little more of a freemium offering and charging for progression. We have since decided from feedback from all of you to drop this idea and allow all access to the Item Store.”

Does this change of business plan make you interested in trying Forge?

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/19/forges-new-update-this-week-will-make-it-free-to-play/feed/0The Hammerhead Bundle from Indie Royale is livehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/05/31/the-hammerhead-bundle-from-indie-royale-is-live/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/31/the-hammerhead-bundle-from-indie-royale-is-live/#commentsFri, 31 May 2013 15:54:11 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=372444The Hammerhead Bundle from Indie Royale is now live, and it contains Primordia, Pressure, Forge, Richard and Alice and Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage. Those who pay $8 or their currency equivalent will also receive MY OK BBS’s chiptune album: It’s Not Great in MP3 and FLAC format. All are DRM-free and Windows only, and available through Desura as well with Primordia, Pressure and Forge also available on Steam. Check it out through the link. A video for the bundle is below.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/31/the-hammerhead-bundle-from-indie-royale-is-live/feed/0FORGE 1.04 update now available, is on sale for 66% off on Steamhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/02/26/forge-1-04-update-now-available-is-on-sale-for-66-off-on-steam/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/26/forge-1-04-update-now-available-is-on-sale-for-66-off-on-steam/#commentsTue, 26 Feb 2013 20:25:05 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=344093Dark Vale Games has announced that update 1.04 is now available for FORGE. It adds: a new Training Zone vs. A.I. controlled bots, Pre-Game Lobby, server browser, group matchmaking, expanded ability Focus System with 30 new abilities and more. The developer also announced that new classes such as the Ravager and the Tinker, multiplayer maps, a swapable armor system, 60 new class abilities, new “Divine Armor” sets for epic-level character are also in the works. For a list of previous and upcoming gameplay updates check out the latest developer diary. FORGE is also part of Steam’s Midweek Madness Sale from now until February 28, where you will be able to pick it up for a whopping $6.80.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/26/forge-1-04-update-now-available-is-on-sale-for-66-off-on-steam/feed/0Halo 4 Forge maps hitting multiplayer playlists within the fortnight – reporthttp://www.vg247.com/2013/01/23/halo-4-forge-maps-hitting-multiplayer-playlists-within-the-fortnight-report/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/23/halo-4-forge-maps-hitting-multiplayer-playlists-within-the-fortnight-report/#commentsWed, 23 Jan 2013 10:23:03 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=332242Halo 4 developer 343 Industries should be adding the best of the Forge community’s creations across a range of multiplayer playlists within the fortnight, according to Halo Waypoint head Jessica Shea.

Shea was asked how long it might take for new Forge maps to appear on playlists via Twitter, to which she replied:

343′s plan is to take the best Forge maps created by the community and roll them out for public play soon. We’ll keep our ears to the ground for new developments on the maps.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/23/halo-4-forge-maps-hitting-multiplayer-playlists-within-the-fortnight-report/feed/0FORGE now available on Steam, other digital outletshttp://www.vg247.com/2012/12/05/forge-now-available-on-steam-other-digital-outlets/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/12/05/forge-now-available-on-steam-other-digital-outlets/#commentsWed, 05 Dec 2012 21:59:49 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=321614FORGE, the multiplayer-only PC title from Dark Vale Games, is now available on Steam and other online retailers. You can also make use of the two-for-one deal going on through Steam, Amazon, and GamersGate, as well as the game’s official website. The game will run you $19.99. Check out the launch trailer below.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/12/05/forge-now-available-on-steam-other-digital-outlets/feed/1Forge to release in December, purchases net an extra copyhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/11/14/forge-to-release-in-december-purchases-net-an-extra-copy/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/11/14/forge-to-release-in-december-purchases-net-an-extra-copy/#commentsWed, 14 Nov 2012 22:10:41 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=316025Forge, Dark Vale Games’ PC multiplayer game will release next month via digital distribution, and those who drop $19.99 for it will gain a second copy to hand over to a pal.

The Unreal Engine 3 developed game takes place in a fantasy world with gameplay focusing on PvP combat, mixing third-person shooters and MMO strategic gameplay techniques.

In Forge players must battle one another to save their respective gods from The Devourer, who has swallowed the divines gods. Here is the official blurb:

“A malicious being named The Devourer has swallowed the great pantheon of gods. Seeking escape, the trapped gods turn great warriors into zealous adherents and place them on a faceless world called FORGE, where every champion’s death feeds the immortals power. Choosing one of five unique warrior classes, the player must battle head-to-head against others in a bid to free their god from the clutches of The Devourer.

“Seeking escape, the trapped gods have deceptively turned great warriors into zealous adherents and placed them on a faceless world called Forge, where every champion’s death feeds the immortals power. Choosing one of five unique warrior classes, the player must battle head-to-head against others in a bid to free their god from the clutches of The Devourer.”

Certain Affinity is an Austin studio which worked on a couple of Halo map packs in the past. Polygon reports the developer announced its involvement during Rooster Teeth this weekend, while also detailing some of the system’s new features.

In particular, players can lock down objects, and objects are highlighted and named to make it easier to move them around. Items can be duplicated quickly and magnetised to connect to other objects, and a new lighting system means you can drop shadows all over the place.

A new system called Player Trait Zones will change parameters when players enter, for example slowing them or letting them jump higher, and a new object called Grav Volume can even alter or reverse gravity.

Halo 4 is an Xbox 360 exclusive and the first in the series to be developed outside Bungie; it’s due in November.